Now available in Viveport

World-class masterpieces in VR

Art like never before. The Kremer Museum is an innovative new museum concept that combines the newest VR technology with world-class Old Master paintings. The museum includes pieces by Rembrandt, Aelbert Cuyp, Frans Hals and many more Old Masters from the Dutch Golden Age.

Walk around a fantastic new space, where the balance between traditional museums and VR is represented through a new sort of architecture. Be sure to check out Rembrandt’s “old man with a turban”, walk through it, and see the original back of the panel, to explore the work’s unique stamps of provenance.
Designed by architect Johan van Lierop, Founder of Architales and developed by MOYOSA MEDIA from the Netherlands, the museum features 74 Dutch and Flemish Old Master paintings from the Dutch Golden Age, and is accessible exclusively through VR.

History and future of the power of art combined. Get up close and personal with the paintings, examine brushwork and colors in great detail, and listen to George & Ilone Kremer - the founders of the collection - explain what is special about each painting.

George Kremer: “Our journey as collectors has always been about finding the highest quality artworks and simultaneously finding ways to share them with as many people as possible. My wife Ilone and I believe we can make a greater contribution to the art world by investing in technology rather than in bricks and mortar for our collection.”

Launch on March 5th, 2018

On March 5th (PST), the Kremer Museum will launch publicly on HTC’s VIVEPORT, enabling millions around the world to experience art in a way they have never before.

EDUCATE THE NEW GENERATION

The Kremer family has launched it’s Mighty Masters school program, through which it aims to make art fun and accessible to as many schoolchildren globally as possible, by equipping schools with VR gear and free access to the Kremer Museum. Click here to learn more.

Ultra high resolution painting

For the creation of the museum, each painting has been photographed between 2,500 and 3,500 times using the ‘photogrammetry’ technique to build one ultra high resolution visual model for each painting, allowing the museum’s visitors to enjoy a deeply immersive experience with the paintings. Using VR technology, visitors will be able to examine the artworks’ surface and colors up-close, as well as view the reverse of the paintings to explore each work’s unique stamps of provenance.

The fine art of framing

Inline with the high resolution imagery in the museum, we have spent a lot of time recreating the original frames on the paintings in 3D. Many thousands of hourse of 3D sculpting has gone into reproducing every little detail from the physical frames, including dust and damages. Be sure to examine them as well!

Unusual experiences

The Kremer Museum is a combined result of what we appreciate as collectors and art lovers. For example, you will find that the lighting conditions are far superior than in most museums. You will also have the possibility to look at the back of the painting to discover more about the work’s journey through the ages and in our museum, you don’t have to walk carefully around the painting: just go straight through it!

Architectural design

For the design of the museum’s virtual structure, the Kremer family commissioned architect Johan van Lierop from Architales: “I think VR is to the 21st century what Dutch Realism was for the Golden Age, allowing the observer to escape into an alternative reality or mindset. Architecture often uses VR to enhance a project’s representation before it is built, often for real estate sales purposes, but using VR to embrace architecture as a spatial experience on itself was very unique to me. VR opens up a whole new realm for the architectural practice, where ideas and concepts are no longer bound to the limits of passive visuals but can be a fully immersive experience.”

Launched through Viveport

Viveport is the app store for virtual reality where customers can explore, create, connect, and experience the content they love and need.

Don’t hesitate to reach out!

Interested in hearing more about our museum, our loan program or our Mighty Masters Education program? Drop us a message and we will get back to you!